“The Colorado Avalanche organization is aware of the allegations concerning Semyon Varlamov. At this time, and until the conclusion of this investigation, the Avalanche organization will have no further comment on this situation.”

Colorado’s next game is on Friday in Dallas against the Stars.

Update 9:36 p.m. ET

According to the Post, Varlamov allegedly committed these crimes on Tuesday, Oct. 29.

“This evening, about 6 p.m., Semyon Varlamov, 4-27-of-88, turned himself in to the Denver Police Department in response to an arrest warrant that was issued for his arrest concerning a domestic violence incident which occurred on the 29th of October.

“The arrest warrant was issued for second degree kidnapping, which is a class four felony, and third degree assault, which is a class one misdemeanor.”

According to the Warneke, the incident occurred in the 1700 block of Bassett St. There are no details regarding the condition of the victim nor the victim’s relationship with Varlamov.

Update: 10:18 p.m. ET

One bit of information is that Varlamov is unable to bail out because he must see a judge before leaving, Parker reports. He refused an interview with the Denver Post reporter and is alone in a cell because of his fame.

Update: 11 p.m. ET

Parker notes that a class 4 felony charge (related to kidnapping) can carry a sentence of two-to-six years.

Denver is a weird city. I agree with Varlomov. If I met a chick, took her home, and when she drops her pants I see her shlong is bigger than mine… Hell yeah I beat that bastard to a pulp! Go Varlomov!!!!!!

I hate the example it sets too, but I don’t give a damn about the “court of public opinion”.

esracerx46 - Oct 30, 2013 at 11:49 PM

Perhaps Varly threw a halloween party. Maybe he was being the responsible adult and took everyone’s keys. Maybe some people that were a bit inebriated got a little upset they couldn’t get home and were forced to stay against their will despite it being the responsible thing to do. When said individuals arent allowed to leave they get into a physical altercation with the responsible party and end up calling the cops. I mean all that COULD happen…Right?

Imagine the horror of finding out that athletes are actually real people

hammerhead5573 - Oct 30, 2013 at 9:34 PM

2 words…Jerk Off

govtminion - Oct 30, 2013 at 9:41 PM

I’d like to find out more about what happened before doing a lot of bashing the guy, but… ugh, that’s pretty stupid, dude. I guess we’ll be seeing more of J.S. Gigurere for a while, not that that’s a bad thing.

I hope there’s been some kind of misunderstanding… ugh, stupid of him if he did this.

killerpgh - Oct 30, 2013 at 9:47 PM

I agree. But the sad part about my life was that the first thing I did when I heard this news was want to my fantasy league to see if Gigurere was still availible. Saddly someone else read this story a few minutes earlier and grabbed him.

what are you talkin about dude? this happened in 2000 and they are still married.the charges were dropped by his wife. she didn’t have any injuries whatsoever.She said she was afraid of him because he was punching holes in the the walls. Unless you can get charged for beating up walls,you don’t have a clue on what your talkin about. and until varlamov is charged with something why don’t people just calm down!

This no way reflects on the NHL at this point. Once we find out what happened and what the final outcome is, then the NHL and the Avs can decide how they will respond and if any action is warranted. Until then, this has no bearing on the NHL or the Avs. At the moment it is a news story about a guy who is innocent until proven guilty of something. It’s not like people are going to stop watching hockey because of this. Besides, the people involved probably see dollar signs and this will be settled out of court and all charges dropped or significantly reduced to minor offenses.

footballfan - Oct 31, 2013 at 8:37 AM

I get your point, but saying that it doesn’t reflect is incorrect. I live in Indianapolis where the NHL is basically unheard of, and at my current employer I am one of two hockey fans out of almost 200 people. As soon as I walked in this morning people we asking me if I had heard about the goalie that got arrested. Will it stop anyone from watching? Nope.. Will it give hockey a black eye? Already has….

He is charged and in jail, not convicted, true. But one rarely finds himself there without PROBABLE CAUSE. Heard of that? Who know’s what happened yet? It will come out and legal system will grind……arrested on probable cause, in jail, true. Fact.

I have a question for you. If you got into an altercation with a wealthy athlete and had a case against that athlete, would you “grind” it out in court or settle for a nice chunk of cash and drop the charges?

“The Colorado Avalanche organization is aware of the allegations concerning Semyon Varlamov. At this time, and until the conclusion of this investigation, the Avalanche organization will have no further comment on this situation”

Seriously every PR team has pretty much this exact quote on standby every single time a player is arrested.

Who knows what happened…..charges are likely to be dropped I’d have to think. Varly will see a judge tomorrow, bail will be set, he’ll pay the bail and maybe miss the game against Dallas on Friday and continue to play after that till whatever happens. Disappointing news regardless – not something we’re used to seeing in the NHL whereas it’s the norm in other sports. Given that he was arrested by Denver PD, they’re sure to let it slide given that they have more experience beating innocent people than Varlamov could ever dream of.

Does he have a kid of his own? Is he divorced by any chance? A friend of mine got jailed for “kidnapping” his own son. He picked him up from his (biatch) ex-wife’s in IL, and by the time he got to his house in MO, he was charged with kidnapping. Spent 3 days in jail because he got arrested on a Friday, but couldn’t have his hearing until Monday. BTW there ARE times to put hands on a woman… You’re not married if you think otherwise LOL

Was it necessary for them to “tweet” his mug shot and hold a press confrence to discuss what he did. It’s funny how my mug shot doesn’t get tweeted to the world or a press confrence to go over what I did wrong. It’s ridiculous how much they go outta there way for there five minutes of fame all because he plays for the Avs. He should be treated no different then the rest of us. I’m willing to bet this is pretty blown outta perportion. I don’t see him kidnapping someone.

I think I was like most fans, clicking on the headline that read “NHL Goalie Arrested for Kidnapping” and praying it wasn’t my team’s goaltender. Unless you’re a Edmonton Oilers fan, who just can’t wait to have an excuse to get rid of its horrendous goaltending